Do you know your neighbour’s name? Not the one who parks the white SUV next door. Not the family whose dog barks every evening. Their actual name. It’s a surprisingly difficult question for many Sri Lankans to answer.

At what point did fitness stop being about getting healthier and start becoming about getting noticed? It’s a question I’ve found myself asking more and more recently. I’ve spent more than thirteen years around gyms. I’ve watched fitness evolve from something relatively simple into an enormous industry involving brands, influencers, events, sponsorships, content creators, supplements and social media.

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Feng Shui, the ancient Oriental art of space alignment, is based on the principle of creating harmony between people, their surroundings and the natural environment. The traditional practice seeks to encourage the smooth and balanced movement of Qi (Chi)—the vital energy believed to flow through living beings and their surroundings.

ALIF-SL, Sri Lanka’s first-ever international Afro-Latin dance festival, returns for its 4th edition from 25 to 27 September 2026 at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. The festival will bring together over 30 international and national artists and 175–200 participants from more than 20 countries, reaffirming its place as the region’s leading platform for Salsa, Bachata and Kizomba.

We get off the Queen Mary 2, go through customs and exit in five minutes. We board a double-decker bus and will be in the centre of the city of Southampton in eight minutes. It’s great to be in England and see such service. Six people only on the bus, including the driver. Like naughty children, we rush upstairs and sit in the front seat heading into Southampton.

From representing Sri Lanka in an Olympic swimming pool to serving up black pork curry, polos and plenty of dad jokes online, Heshan Unamboowe has a story that goes far beyond food.

Damayanthi’s hands move with the calm precision of someone who knows exactly what real sustenance looks like. By 3:00 AM, while the rest of Colombo is still asleep, her kitchen is already filled with the distinct, earthy aroma of freshly ground leaves, boiled grains, and simmering garlic.

There is a persistent temptation to talk about Asian fashion as though it were a category waiting to be defined: a recognisable aesthetic, a shared visual vocabulary, perhaps even a particular idea of what makes a garment feel distinctly Asian.

The global male model search competition Manhunt International 2026, which held its 24th edition in Sri Lanka, concluded in a glittering event held at Cinnamon Life, Colombo on Wednesday (09) night, crowning handsome Dylan Palmerini of France as the winner.